Over The Limit
A podcast show hosted by Laurens and Dries Vanthoor. Two professional race car drivers talking about their life as brothers in sports. Going further than the basics, talking behind the scenes with a sense of humour. Inviting guests from inside and outside motorsport to talk about their career and tell us their most secretive experiences. The goal is to have a laugh while talking about passion.
Episodes
50 episodes
Antonio Felix da Costa: Daytona, DTM, and the Good Old Days
Our special guest this episode is Antonio Felix da Costa! He's probably been in almost every race series you can name off the top of your head. People couldn't really believe why he didn't make it to F1, but that didn't stop him from hav...
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Episode 50
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1:05:07
Stoffel Vandoorne: From F1 to Formula E (and a Broken Nose in Oslo)
This episode we’re joined by fellow Belgian and World Champion Stoffel Vandoorne — the guy who’s done it all: F1 with McLaren, Formula E titles, WEC with Peugeot, and apparently a failed sled ride with Laurens that ended in a broken nose...
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Season 1
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Episode 49
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1:11:20
Nick Cassidy: From Super Formula to Formula E, the journey.
Alright… this one’s been sitting in the vault for a while. We recorded it at the start of the year (yep, a long time ago), and we’re only dropping it now — better late than never, right? 😅Our guest is none other than Nick Cas...
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Season 1
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Episode 48
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52:29
Petit Le Mans review and Porsche quitting WEC..
Laurens and Dries sit down after the final race of the season to talk about an eventful weekend — from Laurens’ surprise double duty driving both Porsche cars to the moment they unknowingly raced each other on track.They also sh...
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Season 1
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Episode 47
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31:46
Comeback 2.0
🎙️ Over The Limit is back! After a long break (and a couple of “comebacks” already), Laurens and Dries return to the mics to dive into everything happening on and off the track. From the highs of Daytona and Sebring, the heartbreak of Le...
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Episode 46
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34:03
Felipe Nasr: The dream and nightmare of F1.
Episode 44 of Over The Limit brings a truly special guest: the Brazilian racing superstar, Felipe Nasr! 🇧🇷 From his early days in go-karts to a whirlwind career that’s taken him through Formula 1, multiple IMSA championships, and unfor...
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Season 1
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Episode 45
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1:23:08
Christopher Mies: Untold stories.
What happens when you put Laurens, Dries, and Christopher Mies in a room together? Absolute chaos—and a ton of laughs! 😂 In this episode of Over The Limit, we sit down with one of the legends of GT racing to dive into his incredible ca...
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Season 1
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Episode 44
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1:15:12
Race Review: Winning and losing the 24 hours of Daytona
In this episode of Over The Limit, we dive into the adrenaline-fueled experience of the 24 Hours of Daytona! 🎙️🏁 Laurens and Dries share their post-race reflections fresh off their flights back from the USA. Laurens celebrates a...
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Season 1
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Episode 43
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44:11
Dani Juncadella: Tough lessons, F1 sim life and Michelin disaster
This week on Over The Limit, we’re hanging out with Spanish racing star Dani Juncadella! From starting karting at 13 to taking home the trophy at the legendary Macau Grand Prix, Dani’s had quite the journey.We dive into the highs and low...
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Season 1
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Episode 42
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1:13:39
Michelle Gatting: The dream of becoming a factory driver.
This week on Over The Limit, we’re excited to welcome our first-ever female guest! Meet Michelle Gatting, the Danish racer making waves in motorsport and now a Porsche factory driver.Michelle shares her inspiring journey, from starting i...
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Season 1
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Episode 41
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1:22:21
Mike Rockenfeller: From Le Mans Glory to Overcoming Life’s Toughest Challenges
This week, Laurens and Dries Vanthoor sit down with a true legend of motorsport: Mike Rockenfeller. From conquering the DTM championship to clinching victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Mike’s career is nothing short of ext...
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Season 1
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Episode 40
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1:09:21
The 2024 review.
Our Christmas present to you, in case you want to listen to us on Christmas.. Our review of 2024! We judge each other season, talk about our best and worst moments. On top of that we give some insight on our private life in the last couple of w...
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Season 1
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Episode 39
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34:31
Race Review: The Macau Grand Prix
The Macau Grand Prix wasn't the success we hoped for. DNF for Dries and a fifth place for Laurens. But we have a lot to talk about, it's a spicy one...
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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47:24
Race Review: 8h of Bahr.. WORLD CHAMPION!
Our race review of the final race of the World Endurance Championship race in Bahrain. And the summary is... Laurens became World Champion! Laurens tries to describe his emotions and we review our race together.
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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33:07
Ayhancan Guven: The humble beast.
This year Ayhancan and Laurens won the 12 hours of Bathurst together, finished second at the 24 hours of Nurburgring and drove the 24 hours of Zolder together. Laurens has been impressed by the talent and attitude of Ayhancan so we thought it w...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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57:56
The Macau Grand Prix Preview
In today's episode we preview the stunning entry list of the 2024 Macau Grand Prix. We talk about our favourites and our past Macau stories. At the same time we talk about the 2025 Porsche Penske Motorsport line-ups which have been announced to...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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29:36
Race Review: 6 Hours of Fuji. Double Vanthoor podium!
We know.. We're a bit late. Very little bit. We'll explain you why and give an update about the future of our podcast! Besides that, the Vanthoor's took over Fuji! Double Vanthoor podium.. Last time two brothers shared a FIA o...
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39:33
Valentino Rossi: The passion for four wheels.
Yes, Dries finally made it happen. Our episode with Valentino Rossi! As you can imagine it was a very interesting talk which took place during the 24 hours of Spa. We mainly talked about his passion on four wheels which to our surprise...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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48:16
Race Review: 6 Hours of São Paulo
Our race review of the 6 hours of São Paulo. Laurens finished on second place and extended his championship lead while Dries finished in ninth and scored points for the first time. We went through our race and talked about our near death experi...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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33:16
Jules Gounon: A good example that getting there without money is still possible.
Jules Gounon, a passionate guy with an already excellent palmares in endurance racing. He explains us his way up to the top, showing us that this is still possible without a financial background. Although he had the name of his father, an ex F1...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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1:27:03
Race Review: The 24 Hours of Spa
Finally, Dries managed to finish a race in front of Laurens in 2024. Although that was not difficult. We review our race at the 24 Hours of Spa. Laurens explains his disastrous weekend and goes into details of what went wrong. While finished fi...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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48:07
Race Review: The 24 Hours of Le Mans
Our review of the 24 hours of Le Mans. Laurens finished in fourth place after fighting for a win for most of the race. While Dries was involved in a controversial crash together with Robert Kubica... As always we summarise our races be...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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1:07:17
Race Review: The 7 Hours of Nurburgring.
The 24 hours of Nurburgring... At least that was the plan but it ended up being only 7 hours. The race got neutralised and kind of canceled due to weather conditions. Laurens "finished" in second place while Dries his car crashed early...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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41:16
André Lotterer: Already a legend.
A long awaited episode finally in the books. Andre came to our studio ahead of this weekends third round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. Andre and Laurens have been teammates since 1,5 years and are currently leading the World Champion...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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1:16:51
Thomas Chevaucher: Technical Engineering Director at FIA talks with us about Hypercar, Balance of Performance and Hydrogen.
Our first episode of a different kind. Today we talked with Thomas Chevaucher, technical engineering director at FIA. We went over multiple topics which are on the technical side and maybe a lot of you don't always know what they mean, what the...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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1:04:10